JEDDAH: The second day of the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup saw Lebanon sneak past Qatar 84-80 in their Group A opening fixture at King Abdullah Sports City on Wednesday night.
For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport
The clash, which attracted a strong Lebanese attendance, marked the start of a group widely regarded as the toughest in the competition, and which also features South Korea and defending champions Australia.
Earlier, Australia — winners of the 2017 and 2022 events — had opened their 2025 FIBA Asia Cup campaign with a dominant 97-61 win over Korea. Jack McVeigh led the charge with a team-high of 20 points.
Australia’s head coach Adam Caporn said: “Being well-prepared for that and having a good performance (in the) first game, and a win, is something we definitely wanted, and something that we value and we’re going to talk about.”
